#008ab0

Color #008ab0

A vivid, highly saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.76 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#008ab0

RGB

rgb(0, 138, 176)

HSL

hsl(193, 100%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(193, 100%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(100%, 21.6%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(53.29, -17.37, -28.73)

LCH

lch(53.29, 33.57, 238.84)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.1127, 225.9)

HWB

hwb(193, 0%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b02600

Analogous

#00b07e

#008ab0

#0032b0

Triadic

#008ab0

#b0008a

#8ab000

Split-complementary

#008ab0

#b00032

#b07e00

Tetradic

#008ab0

#2600b0

#b02600

#8ab000

Square

#008ab0

#7e00b0

#b02600

#32b000

Shades

Color #008ab0 mixed toward black.

#007393

#005c75

#004558

#002e3b

#00171d

Tints

Color #008ab0 mixed toward white.

#00b5e8

#20cfff

#58dbff

#90e7ff

#c7f3ff

Tones

Color #008ab0 mixed toward gray.

#0f82a1

#1d7993

#2c7184

#3b6975

#496067

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5ea8 · ΔE 24.5

Deuteranopia

#574ea6 · ΔE 28.1

Tritanopia

#1ea19f · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #008ab0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#008ab0]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#008ab0 (#008ab0) is rgb(0, 138, 176) in RGB.

No, #008ab0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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